The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear a PIL seeking to cancel the India-Pakistan T20 match scheduled for September 14 in Dubai during the Asia Cup, according to Bar and Bench.
“The match is on Sunday. Please list it tomorrow,” it was submitted. “The match must go on,” the Bench said in response. “I may have a bad case, but please get it listed,” the lawyer insisted. “No, nothing,” the Court said, reported Bar and Bench. “What is the urgency? It’s a match, let it be. Match is this Sunday, what can be done?” the bench observed. When the lawyer submitted that the cricket match is scheduled on Sunday and the petition would become infructuous if the matter is not listed on Friday, the bench said, “Match is this Sunday? What can we do about that? Let it be. The match should go on.”
According to a media report, the petition, filed by four law students led by Urvashi Jain, argued that holding a cricket match with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor sends a message that undermines national dignity and public sentiment.